Investigaton sheds new light on blood cuisine (2014/01/20) delicacy / adulterated Taipei health authorities randomly tested 20 types of commercially available duck blood and found that each contained chicken blood. The news has caught some lovers of spicy hot pot and duck blood soup by surprise. But restaurants claim it’s not unusual for the two to be mixed and say that pure chicken’s blood is actually more expensive. * and the latter This tender chicken blood is boiled for 30 seconds then transferred to a wok and stir-fried over high heat.
The cook adds black fungus, hot pepper, ginger, garlic, and soy sauce. The dish is thickened with cornstarch then poured into a ceramicchafing pot and served. It takes less than three minutes to make. chafe / chafing pot / Fondue “It’s salty, sour, and has a slippery consistency that is softer than pig’s blood.”
Very few restaurants in Taiwan have dishes described as chicken blood. It’s more common to see pig blood and duck blood in local cooking, though chicken blood has the best consistency and the highest price.
Hung Cang-hai Chef Now that we use stunning to slaughter chicken, there isn’t much chicken blood left. We have to secure our own supply.
In addition to the government mandated electric slaughter of chicken, other issues making chicken blood rarer include lower volumeand a higher rate of coagulation.